I. ˈmīd.]ē, -īt], ]i\ adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mihtig, from miht might + -ig -y — more at might
1.
a. : having or wielding great power or authority : strong in material resources or social position : powerful
the mismanagement and dishonesty of those once mighty in finance — Oscar Handlin
knowing the well-heeled and the mighty rather than the poor and the unimportant — John Mason Brown
b. : marked by or reflecting intellectual or artistic ability of a high order : immensely gifted or effective : great , notable , extraordinary
soon recognized as the mightiest preacher in New England — American Guide Series: Massachusetts
master of a mighty line
one of the mightiest poets of our time
c.
(1) : strong in body or valor
repeated the exploits of the mighty logger — American Guide Series: Washington
this mighty man of small stature — Boy Scout Handbook
(2) : exerting or made with great force : strenuous , violent
swing mighty blows to sharpen a dull bit — Lamp
a mighty tempest
a mighty thrust
a mighty wind
(3) : doing or engaging in something intensively, on a large or massive scale, or with notable success
were mighty wanderers in those days — Meridel Le Sueur
a mighty drinker
the Egyptian cat was a mighty hunter — Agnes Repplier
(4) : very favorable : high
has a mighty opinion of his work
d. : potent or effective in action : efficacious , efficient
essayed such tasks with no mightier tools than picks or shovels — O.S.Nock
cast a mighty spell upon her
the bullet was mightier than the ballot — Hessell Tiltman
2. : great or imposing in size, amount, extent, or degree
periods of high ideals and mighty achievement — Mary D. Anderson
the great country and mighty river he had explored — Tom Marvel
one of the mightiest ruins in the world — Kennett Love
the designer of a mighty bridge — B.N.Cardozo
II. adverb
: in a great degree : extremely , very
a mighty fine record
mighty proud of you — Gerald Beaumont
a few had it mighty good — James Street
III. noun
( -es )
: a person of might